Society
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Jan Spata: A documentary maker of everyday life
Jan Spata would have celebrated his 74th birthday on October 25 if he hadn't died in August this year after a short and serious illness. A documentary maker, cameraman and…
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New book by Czech journalist looks back at 9/11 and more
This week, the world is remembering the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States. To mark the anniversary, a book was launched in Prague on Monday…
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Emergency skyscraper parachutes originally designed and tested by Czech firm
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, some attention in the Czech Republic has focused on special emergency…
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Martin Palous - remembering 9/11 and the world today
In this week's One on One, my guest is Martin Palous, the new Czech Ambassador to the United Nations. Martin Palous has long been a leading Czech intellectual and his c.v…
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Mailbox
This week we quote from letters and greetings sent in to Radio Prague for the 70th anniversary of its first broadcast. Listeners quoted: Jay Ham, Nadia Alkon, Fernando…
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Magazine
Czechs re-enact the coronation of Emperor Charles IV. Baby Methusaleh comes to Prague! And - a young man seems to have started a pink bike craze in the Czech capital! Find…
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Czech contemporary history triggers debate at historians' congress
Hundreds of historians from around the country flocked to the town of Pardubice in eastern Bohemia for a regular gathering this week. For three days, historians from…
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St.Vitus now in Church ownership
One of Prague's most visited tourist attractions has changed ownership. For 13 years the Roman Catholic Church sought to regain ownership of Prague's famous St. Vitus…
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Domestic violence remains a big problem
Although it rarely makes news headlines, domestic violence is the most widespread form of violence in the Czech Republic, according to a report released on Wednesday. In…
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Harvard Club Prague
Harvard University in Massachusetts is one of the best known universities in the world and attracts the cream of under- and post-graduate students from around the world…
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Creator explains thinking behind controversial Lidice web "game"
A new internet "game" called Total Burn-out of Lidice has been making a lot of headlines in recent days. The title refers to the 1942 razing of the Czech village of Lidice…
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Man-powered medieval crane at Prague Castle
The exhibition "Charles IV, Emperor by the Grace of God" held at Prague Castle earlier in the year has been described as one of the most important cultural events of the…
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